DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.7 - - 31.6 - - 39.4 - - 40.5 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - 22 - - 58 - - -4 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 46 - - 288 - - 682 - - 480 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit 918 - - 918 - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top 935 - - 1177 - - 1571 - - 1369 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 377 - - 307 - - 580 - - 1697 - - 1763 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 78 - - 141 - - 37 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 13 - - 12 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 200 - - 203 - - 206 - - 196 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1169 - - -1530 - - -1943 - - -1716 - - -789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2104 - - 2708 - - 3514 - - 3086 - - 1725 sfcLCL ODpotential -13220 - - -11971 - - -10577 - - -9433 - - -9010 ODpotential blCL 14155 - - 13148 - - 12148 - - 10802 - - 9946 blCL maxRH 72 - - 94 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.7 - - 31.6 - - 39.4 - - 40.5 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.0 - - 23.3 - - 27.3 - - 30.3 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.9 - - 31.7 - - 39.1 - - 41.1 - - 39.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.7 - - 22.6 - - 26.4 - - 29.7 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - 22 - - 58 - - -4 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 46 - - 288 - - 682 - - 480 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 76 - - 76 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95231 55 259 68 265 74 264 56 264 63 258 95231 88243 46 264 48 273 50 267 45 268 41 271 88243 82773 44 275 39 270 35 265 38 269 37 271 82773 78203 43 283 32 273 29 265 38 261 42 265 78203 74265 45 278 38 278 31 271 39 261 41 261 74265 70782 43 275 44 276 36 271 35 263 42 272 70782 67636 46 278 47 281 37 272 42 272 36 266 67636 64729 52 270 49 273 44 262 44 266 30 260 64729 61993 49 267 48 266 45 262 47 272 48 286 61993 59326 50 275 54 272 52 269 62 278 64 278 59326 56549 62 278 60 273 61 274 69 269 73 271 56549 53672 72 279 67 271 70 268 74 264 76 267 53672 50930 82 274 71 271 72 267 77 265 86 270 50930 48473 88 273 78 276 78 274 82 269 96 268 48473 46282 100 275 92 277 96 275 94 269 101 269 46282 44295 109 272 107 273 109 269 98 269 105 272 44295 42470 106 271 109 271 108 267 103 272 113 274 42470 40789 101 275 111 272 106 271 113 272 123 271 40789 39243 109 278 122 273 112 272 117 271 126 270 39243 37812 119 276 124 270 112 270 119 272 125 270 37812 36477 118 272 115 269 108 268 119 271 123 270 36477 35194 110 273 105 276 103 267 112 268 120 269 35194 33890 104 278 107 280 98 268 107 266 116 267 33890 32533 102 280 108 277 97 267 105 265 111 265 32533 31126 98 277 106 275 96 265 102 264 106 264 31126 29653 94 275 105 276 95 263 97 263 101 263 29653 28103 87 274 101 274 92 262 91 261 97 263 28103 26476 82 273 96 271 89 263 86 258 92 263 26476 24774 79 271 92 268 86 264 82 255 87 259 24774 23000 72 267 86 268 81 263 79 254 85 256 23000 21158 64 264 74 266 76 263 75 256 79 257 21158 19244 58 265 61 258 70 263 73 260 72 260 19244 17255 52 268 48 261 65 265 67 262 58 265 17255 15232 44 267 54 276 58 267 54 262 48 265 15232 13281 41 258 54 271 55 268 48 253 43 256 13281 11499 43 256 47 248 50 260 48 252 44 249 11499 9911 41 260 43 246 45 255 42 248 41 250 9911 8499 36 260 32 252 41 246 38 242 34 252 8499 7246 31 255 19 255 33 240 34 243 25 259 7246 6136 27 250 19 248 27 229 28 243 16 254 6136 5162 25 240 25 240 25 232 22 237 18 238 5162 4310 29 235 25 239 22 231 20 232 18 230 4310 3561 29 237 23 242 22 226 20 226 17 225 3561 2893 29 245 22 247 23 224 19 211 13 222 2893 2305 30 245 23 241 22 217 16 205 10 219 2305 1816 29 235 24 225 20*212 12 196 10 211 1816 1440 25 222 22*214 14*206 11*196 10 202 1440 1182 16 205 15*205 12 206 9*196 8 190 1182 1025 13*202 13 203 11 206 8 195 7*184 1025 936 8*200 10 202 9 206 5 197 2*168 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography